Ian McLaughlin most recently served as a policy analyst in the New Jersey Assembly Majority Office, and Cheri Hennessy Durst previously was executive director for NYC SHRM.

In what felt like a return to normalcy, at its 29th Annual Dinner Meeting & Innovation Celebration the organization shined a spotlight on the unprecedented medical innovation that emerged from the Garden State during the pandemic.

More than 50 startups gave virtual presentations during the event in the hopes of attracting potential investors and partners, with winners announced across Devices & Diagnostics, Digital Medicine/Health IT/AI/Medtech, Research & Development, Start-Up Pitch Presentations and Therapeutics.

The state's life sciences trade association added two new members and three new advisors.